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Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape

Emalahleni
Official seal of Emalahleni
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatCacadu
Wards17
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNtombizanele Koni (ANC)
 • SpeakerDumisa Kalolo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipThozama Mrwebi (ANC)
Area
 • Total
3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
119,460
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.5%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa95.2%
 • English1.5%
 • Afrikaans1.2%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC136

Emalahleni Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Emalahleni) is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa word meaning "a place of coal".[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names

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